St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-17
IN THE CITY COUNCIL.
The Eastman Proposition Referred to the
First Ward Aldermen.
L'HERAULT'S LIVERY BILL
Sprinkling to be Done by the pay---The
Sidewalk Ordinance
Referred.

DAY, the committee on nealtn ana HOS
pitfalls sent i'll a communication stating
that residents along the river bank near
the city dump were complaining, and
threatened TO bring suit against the
board of health unless the practice was
discontinued. The report recommend
ed that the committee on health and
hospitals combine with the board of
health in experimenting with crema-
tory. The report was adopted.
THE EASTMAN PROPOSITION.
City Attorney Smith, to whom was
referred the proposition of w. W. East
man. to give certain land to the city I'M
der certain conditions, sent in his writ
ten opinion, in which he said he had
fully considered the matter, had heard
all the testimony. and was of the Opin-
ion that all the conditions required of the
city could not be legally complied with,
and that there was some cloud upon the
land. Another proposition, differing
slightly from the old one. was presented
with the report, and on motion of Aid.
L'Herault the whole matter was re-
ferred back to the aldermen of the First
ward.
L'HERAULT'S LIVERY BILL.
Under the head of claims Aid. StOft
put in a resolution authorizing the pay
ment of $40 to Aid. E. j. L'Herault for
livery hire, in connection with the eX-
tension of the wOrkhOuse. Aid. Downs
put in an emphatic protest against the
payment of the claim, saying that some
men were getting too many 'perQuiS-
iteS' in connection with the council
business. The matter was, after a
short discussion, referred to the city
attorney.
The city engineer was authorized to
complete at once the approaches to the
Twentieth avenue north bridge, so as
to make it pasSable. The plats of addi-
tons published yesterday morning were
adopted. Assessments were ordered for
water mains on Fifteenth avenue north,
from Third to Fourth street. and on
Third street nor til, from Fifteenth to
Seventeenth avenue north.
WILL SPRINKLE BY THE DAY.
The committee to whom was referred
the matter Of the petition recently sent
in by several hundred laboring men of
the city. asking that the sprinkling of
the streets be done hereafter by the day,
under charge of the aldermen of the
various wards under direction of the
city engineer, reported in favor of doing
sprinkling In the way stated. Aid.
BarrOws, of the committee, made mi
nOrity report, recommending that the
sprinkling be done by wards, under the
direction of majority of the aldermen
of the respective wards where Sprink-
ling is to be done, and III a manner as
to them may seem best. An animated
discussion as to the merits of the con-
tract system VS.. the day-labOr followed,
in which Aid. Z. NJ. johnson talked
himself hOarse trying 10 convince his
ELL tl,,+ 20. Il
done by the day would not he legal. The
city attorney being called on, said the
money for street Sprinkling was raised
by taxing the property benefited, and
that 10 other money could be taken.
He did not see how the work could be
done by the day, as it would necessitate
owning large number of sprinkling
carts, which are undesirable property to
own. Aid. Mills spoke eloquently for
the work by the day system. saying that
it could be done twice as cheap that way
as by the other. The majority report
was adopted by vote of 10 to Ii.
TREACHEROUS SIDEWALKS.
Aid. ClOutier's ordinance, providing
for the removal of snow and ice from
the sidewalks, and fixing penalty for
putting salt in the street or on the street
car tracks. had its first reading and was
ordered published. Aid. E. NJ. johnson
wanted the ordinance referred to the
committee, for if it was passed as it
now stands it could not be enforced. He
characterized it as prepOsterOus, out
TageOus and ridiculous, and said it
would ruin every man who owned a
corner lot, as it would take him a whole
day to get the snow off. Aid. JOhnsOn's
motion, providing for the referring of
the ordinance to committee composed
of one alderman from each ward. was
carried. y resolution providing for the
placing of bells on all cutters and
sleighS, had its first and second read
ingS under suspension of the'rules. The
ordinance provides fine of from 81 to
$40 for each OtfenSe.
PAVING CONTRACTS.
The contracts for doing next years
paving were let to the following success
full bidders:
Cyrus L. Snyder
No. So.
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